Jewish Heritage Route

The eastern part of Kraków used to be inhabited by the Jewish diaspora. To this day, Kazimierz district has many monuments, especially religious ones.

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Paweł Krawczyk

The trail begins by the Center for Jewish Culture on Meiselsa Street – a robust cultural centre. Next, we move towards Jewish temples. The Tempel Synagogue (Miodowa Street) was built in 1862 for the Society of the Progressive Israelites. After a look at the 17th-century Kupa Synagogue on Warszauera Street, we reach Isaac Synagogue on Jakuba Street, between 1638 and 1644. On Józefa Street, we can see the tallest synagogue in Kraków, the so-called High Synagogue, erected in 1590.

The highlight of the trail is Szeroka Street with its three temples, the most valuable of which is the Old Synagogue – the oldest Jewish structure in Poland (15th century), which currently houses a branch of the Historical Museum of Kraków with its exhibition devoted to the history and culture of Kraków Jews. Next to the Renaissance synagogue called Rema (1557), is a historical Jewish cemetery from 1511. After visiting Wolf Popper Synagogue (1620), we continue beyond the borders of historical Kazimierz to the New Jewish Cemetery at 55 Miodowa Street.